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The University of Birmingham School

URN
140863
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The University of Birmingham School
URN
140863
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

57 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

57

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

43

Destinations

52

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#61 of 75 schools in Birmingham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Your decision briefing for The University of Birmingham School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
2 July 2023
Inspection date
17 May 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 2 July 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

148

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

1,672

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

148

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

11.3×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Birmingham
Admissions portal
Birmingham admissions
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.uobschool.org.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

45.5

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

41.1%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

59.6%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

70.2%

EBacc achievement

Location

B29 6QU - Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham

Contact details

Address
Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham
Postcode
B29 6QU
Phone
1217965000
Website
www.uobschool.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Birmingham
Local authority code
330

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 979 schools in Birmingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

979

Open schools

512

Closed schools

461

Primary schools

559

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    2 July 202317 May 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 2 July 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      2 July 2023
      Inspected
      17 May 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    8.9%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 109

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    15.2%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Below average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    34.8

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.17

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    11.9%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    93.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    5.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    162

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary559 (58.8%)
    • Secondary162 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other229 (24.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Fircroft College of Adult Education424 m16 plusOpen
    St Mary's Church of England Primary School449 mPrimaryOpen
    Cherry Oak School667 mNot applicableOpen
    Selly Oak Trust School726 mNot applicableOpen
    Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School841 mPrimaryOpen
    Maple House School1.0 kmNot applicableOpen
    Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School1.0 kmSecondaryOpen
    Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Technology College1.0 kmSecondaryClosed
    Water Mill Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Bournville Infant School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Fircroft College of Adult Education
      Distance
      424 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Open
    • St Mary's Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      449 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Cherry Oak School
      Distance
      667 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Selly Oak Trust School
      Distance
      726 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Birmingham)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Archbishop Ilsley Catholic SchoolSecondaryB27 7XYClosed
    Archbishop Ilsley Catholic SchoolSecondaryB27 7XYOpen
    Arena AcademySecondaryB42 2PYClosed
    Arena AcademySecondaryB42 2PYOpen
    Ark Boulton AcademySecondaryB11 2QGOpen
    • Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      B27 7XY
      Status
      Closed
    • Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
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      Status
      Open
    • Arena Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      B42 2PY
      Status
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    • Arena Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      B42 2PY
      Status
      Open
    • Ark Boulton Academy
    Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    841 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Maple House School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Technology College
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Water Mill Primary School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bournville Infant School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    B11 2QG
    Status
    Open